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Perfect fit · 07-09-2009 3:01pm #1

Took a trip down this morning, nice day and all...

sasar · 07-09-2009 3:05pm

Too much hdr effect for my liking.

elven · 07-09-2009 3:52pm

sasar, would you consider this not to be heavy hdr effect?

Fajitas! · 07-09-2009 3:57pm

Lol, pwnt!

OP, I wouldn't so much turn down the HDR, I'd turn it off - It dosn't add anything to the images, I'd try some nice contrasted black and whites, if you can add some gradiated contrast curves to get some nice puffy dark sky agains white clouds, it'd make the images stand out far more.

Perfect fit · 07-09-2009 4:13pm

maybe something like this?

Fajitas! · 07-09-2009 4:14pm

Getting there! I think the greys in the clouds could do with a tad more white, and leave some texture detail in the trees, it'll give more definition/scale.

Perfect fit · 07-09-2009 4:19pm

not sure how to keep the detail in the trees but with the clouds whitened. . .

Fajitas! · 07-09-2009 4:24pm

If you apply the curves/levels using a layer adjustment mask, rather than working on the actual image, you can use a black/white gradient on the mask after to leave in or out the contrast, as you can with a black/white paintbrush

Perfect fit · 07-09-2009 4:34pm

take 3...

... You cant really see it on the small version but the trees etc are clear in large

Fajitas! · 07-09-2009 4:38pm

Heh, right, two last things, upper half, left third, there's something there that could be cloned out if you wanted... Aaaand, I'd whiten up the reflections too

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